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Maternity, Medical, and Family Leave: What Employees Are Entitled To

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Article source: Roven Law Group Employees frequently reach moments when personal or medical circumstances require time away from work. Childbirth, adoption, major surgeries, ongoing treatments, and family caregiving responsibilities can place significant demands on daily life. In these situations, understanding legal rights becomes essential. When employees know what protections exist, they are able to request

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Christine Meechan KC

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 25 Pre-eminent in construction and infrastructure law Christine Meechan KC had a background in insurance litigation in London before becoming a partner at Bell Gully and building a substantial civil litigation practice. Her expertise spans complex construction disputes, insurance, indemnity, engineering contracts, and infrastructure projects – sectors that are frequently

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Simon Ladd KC

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 39 Appointed KC in 2025, Ladd joined Shortland Chambers in 2021 from Bell Gully senior partnership (admitted 1995, Chicago LLM 2000). His broad regulatory/commercial litigation practice focuses on competition law, financial regulation (CCCFA, Financial Markets Conduct Act), insurance law, construction disputes, with 25+ years appearing before all courts and in

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Mai Chen

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 41 Perennial power lister Chen continues exerting influence as chair of the Superdiversity Institute and president of NZ Asian Lawyers, recently establishing the Mai Chen Legal Innovation Award at Otago University to encourage innovative thinking. Having established her eponymous firm before ‘sacking herself’ and becoming a barrister, she serves as

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Emma Priest

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 44 Priest has established herself as one of NZ’s leading criminal lawyers, joining the Power List in 2024, with 20+ years’ experience handling serious violence, sexual offenses, complex drug crimes, actively contributing to legal education and speaking at events. Her co-founding of “The Good Lawyer”—a non-profit providing resources to prisoners—demonstrates

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Ann Brennan

New Zealand Law News, Power Law, Power Law Firms - New Zealand /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 50 Low profile but a LawFuel List regular, Ann Brennan leads MBIE’s 70+ legal team including 64 lawyers organized into four specialized teams, having played crucial roles in significant projects such as developing legislation for Outer Space and High-Altitude Activities, supporting earthquake response, handling major government initiatives. She transformed MBIE’s

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Jeremy Johnson

New Zealand Law News /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 47 Recognized as one of NZ’s leading barristers with expertise in private wealth and commercial disputes, Jeremy Johnson also debuted on the Power List in 2024. His appointment to the Advisory Board of the International Trust Arbitration Organisation and King’s Service Medal in 2025 cement his rising international influence. Johnson’s

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Jim Farmer KC

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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 45 Doyen, mentor, legend – they all apply to Jim Farmer KC who remains on the List even if there is some deserved slowing of case histories. Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 ranks Farmer as “Senior Statesperson,” describing him as “widely regarded as one of NZ’s pre-eminent commercial litigators, vastly experienced in

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